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more olympic athletes and officials test positive for coronavirus, just four days before the start of the games in tokyo. one of the main sponsors, toyota, says it won't attend the opening ceremony given spectators are barred because of the pandemic. the british government has insisted that lifting nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions in england is the right thing to do, despite a surge in cases. the opposition has accused the prime minister of unleashing mayhem. the united states, britain and the eu have accused china of being behind cyber attacks on microsoft exchange servers this year. the us secretary of state said the beijing security ministry had encouraged criminal hackers to carry out attacks. the police in germany say 170 people are still missing after last week's floods. they said they expected many bodies to be found in places where flood waters had not yet receded.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tom newton dunn, who's the chief political commentator at times radio, and sonia sodha, the chief leader writer for the observer. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the ft leads with reports of the prime minister's emergency plans to make some key workers exempt from rules to avoid social and economic disruption. and people partying again — the front of the metro focuses on the reopening of clubs in england, alongside the pm's warnings to be cautious and to prepare for vaccine passports. the telegraph says the policy is part of a push to drive upjab uptake among the young.
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the mail suggests other crowded venues could also soon require vaccine passports — the paper says the plans have been criticised by hospitality chiefs. the i says the measure could also include music gigs and sports events. so too says the times, as it reports that mrjohnson declined to rule out extending the requirement to pubs and football stadiums. the guardian leads with more revelations about the use of spying tools allegedly sold to governments. finally, the sun writes that the duke of sussex's deal to write a �*tell—all memoir�* has stunned the royal family. so let's begin... tom, you're gonna kick us off this time around. where starting with the male and the price of freedom. yes. male and the price of freedom. yes, strikin: male and the price of freedom. yes, striking headline. _ male and the price of freedom. yes, striking headline. i— male and the price of freedom. ye: striking headline. ithink male and the price of freedom. ye: striking headline. i think with some justification, really. it was an
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interesting day that ended certainly with disappointment for some nightclub owners being probably the largest. some people were delighted and they freedoms returning from those going to night clubs at the stroke of midnight with what was almost probably three and a half hours ago now. they speak very to petition indeed do what a complete reopen would be to their health they sound a lot more nervous about rapid contagion and whether it could affect them but that they've got to jab�*s so or not. this afternoon where he made a surprise announcement. the government have been asking nightclubs to be very careful and ask to see people so vaccination status on the covid at which you can download on your phone which you can download on your phone which you can download on your phone which you probably got. as proof that they are ok and claire and a great chance of being protective when they come into these crowded areas. we can't, give us qr
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scanners, we can for the prime minister announced in which case were not cannot legislate for the at the end of september when everybody would have the chance to be double job because everyone in the country although no matter how young or old you are you would've been offered the opportunity therefore there is no discrimination against not many people confirmed that they haven't had the chance to be jobs. one nightclub owner told me shortly afterwards that he had his freedom in return for 17 hours until five o'clock when the prime minister taken it away again. i think it was dramatic hence the males front page was up some people say this is why not it's just an app on your phone, everyone carries a phone now others say it's a horrendous on their liberties and you should have to show your passport for anything anywhere and it's just not british.
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until september the government try to legislate through this which will probably be a battle in itself. sonia, a lot can happen between now and september, nick?— and september, nick? that's right. i think there are _ and september, nick? that's right. i think there are quite _ and september, nick? that's right. i think there are quite a _ and september, nick? that's right. i think there are quite a few _ and september, nick? that's right. i think there are quite a few people i think there are quite a few people who are _ think there are quite a few people who are feeling quite nervous even though— who are feeling quite nervous even though today it was called freedom day. though today it was called freedom day~ and _ though today it was called freedom day. and we had to prime minister and others — day. and we had to prime minister and others building up to this for weeks _ and others building up to this for weeks. first incredibly bullish comments can be freedom day, you don't _ comments can be freedom day, you don't have _ comments can be freedom day, you don't have to wear your masks, etc. the tone _ don't have to wear your masks, etc. the tone has— don't have to wear your masks, etc. the tone has changed significantly over the _ the tone has changed significantly over the last two or three weeks. thet— over the last two or three weeks. that is_ over the last two or three weeks. that is because infection rates are soaring, _ that is because infection rates are soaring, our— that is because infection rates are soaring, our infection rates are at the highest — soaring, our infection rates are at the highest they've been since mid—january. vaccines have weakened the link_ mid—january. vaccines have weakened the link between hospitalisations and debt they certainly not altogether and so hospitalisation rates _ altogether and so hospitalisation rates are — altogether and so hospitalisation rates are going up and you're having hospitals _ rates are going up and you're having hospitals in — rates are going up and you're having hospitals in the nhs reporting that they are _ hospitals in the nhs reporting that they are really coming under strain agaih _ they are really coming under strain agaih we — they are really coming under strain again. we had several hospitals
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cancet— again. we had several hospitals cancel life saving surgery, transplant surgery for example. it really _ transplant surgery for example. it really doesn't feel like there's a lot to _ really doesn't feel like there's a lot to celebrate at the moment, to be honest — lot to celebrate at the moment, to be honest. and lots of experts and scientists — be honest. and lots of experts and scientists have raised very significant questions about the governments approach and have accused — governments approach and have accused the government of almost running _ accused the government of almost running an— accused the government of almost running an experiment here in the uk. running an experiment here in the uk it— running an experiment here in the uk it is— running an experiment here in the uk. it is true that vaccination rates — uk. it is true that vaccination rates are _ uk. it is true that vaccination rates are decent here and the government is banking on the fact that enough of us are vaccinated, enough _ that enough of us are vaccinated, enough of— that enough of us are vaccinated, enough of us are double job to give us a certain— enough of us are double job to give us a certain level of protection against — us a certain level of protection against the virus as it spreads quickly— against the virus as it spreads quickly as— against the virus as it spreads quickly as it is now doing. but it is absolutely a risk. in the government is gambling on two things. — government is gambling on two things, first of all, as the prime minister— things, first of all, as the prime minister noted today hospitalisation rates to _ minister noted today hospitalisation rates to get to go up, death rates are going — rates to get to go up, death rates are going to go up but it's gambling on the _ are going to go up but it's gambling on the fact— are going to go up but it's gambling on the fact that it will remain manageable for the nhs, and it won't be anything like as bad in terms of the nhs _ be anything like as bad in terms of
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the nhs and as we saw earlier this year and _ the nhs and as we saw earlier this year and the second wave. and that the nhs _ year and the second wave. and that the nhs will be able to cope. i think— the nhs will be able to cope. i think it's — the nhs will be able to cope. i think it's very much an open question— think it's very much an open question and you've got lots of doctors — question and you've got lots of doctors expressing concern. the government says well, we've got to open _ government says well, we've got to open up _ government says well, we've got to open up now because we don't do it now our— open up now because we don't do it now our neck— open up now because we don't do it now our neck while schools are closed, — now our neck while schools are closed, might be even worse if we delay— closed, might be even worse if we delay titt— closed, might be even worse if we delay till autumn. that of course ignores — delay till autumn. that of course ignores the fact that more people, if we _ ignores the fact that more people, if we waited just another four weeks a lot more _ if we waited just another four weeks a lot more people would be double jabbed _ a lot more people would be double jabbed and would have the reduction that gives _ jabbed and would have the reduction that gives against hospitalisation and death if you do contract covid. ithink— and death if you do contract covid. i think there — and death if you do contract covid. i think there are really big questions over the governments approach — questions over the governments approach was up even before we get to septemberand approach was up even before we get to september and legislating for these _ to september and legislating for these covid passports, i think there's— these covid passports, i think there's a _ these covid passports, i think there's a lot that's up in the air. we have — there's a lot that's up in the air. we have the chief medical officer say if— we have the chief medical officer say if things go badly in the next three _ say if things go badly in the next three or— say if things go badly in the next three or four weeks we could find ourselves— three or four weeks we could find ourselves having social restrictions reintroduce. it'sjust too ourselves having social restrictions reintroduce. it's just too early to know— reintroduce. it's just too early to
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know how— reintroduce. it's just too early to know how the summer is going to pan out, unfortunately.— out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next _ out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next paper _ out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next paper i _ out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next paper i want - out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next paper i want to - out, unfortunately. before we move onto the next paper i want to come| onto the next paper i want to come quickly back to you tom, you said you'd spoken to a club manager. have you'd spoken to a club manager. have you managed to hear on times radio from the young, the people who need to get these jobs? you from the young, the people who need to get thesejobs? you can from the young, the people who need to get these jobs? you can still be double jabbed and contract covid—19. what sort of reaction are you hearing from the people that need to take that jab hearing from the people that need to take thatjab up now? it’s take that jab up now? it's interesting. _ take that jab up now? it's interesting. 60, - take that jab up now? it�*s interesting. 60, 60 5% have had their first interesting. 60, 60 5% have had theirfirstjob and are now interesting. 60, 60 5% have had their firstjob and are now waiting for that second jab. the majority are taking that out. —— jab. other excuses you range anything from affect covid already, i don't need it, i got immunity to fertility argument. and this is in argument doing the rounds that is totally false. a lot of social media it varies and social show communities with absolute zero verification that
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if you have the jab it will stop you from being pregnant and sperm count if your man. the rubbish around. people who feel no risk at all from this virus in basically in your mid—20s of course long covid is figuring end. but it's very difficult. you saw today the numbers for the 18,000, a horrendously low figure. we've had a glass ceiling it's a horrendous problem they have to do something to try and tackle for the giveaway car, maybe that might solve it. the for the giveaway car, maybe that might solve it.— might solve it. the young and because we — might solve it. the young and because we want _ might solve it. the young and because we want to _ might solve it. the young and because we want to keep - might solve it. the young and because we want to keep a i might solve it. the young and i because we want to keep a part might solve it. the young and - because we want to keep a part the ft, key workers will be exempt from isolation rules your thoughts in the storm? , , ., , ., , isolation rules your thoughts in the storm? , , . , ., , ., storm? this is a new story on the prime minister _ storm? this is a new story on the prime minister building _ storm? this is a new story on the prime minister building on - storm? this is a new story on the prime minister building on the i prime minister building on the announcement last night that nhs workers, front—line workers would have to vaccinate if they work pained to keep them in hospitals if they have two jobs and take a test daily instead. that's been the other
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critical workers quite spooked the metropolitan line closure over the weekend and realise they need to exempt a few more critical workers. railway signal is, people that delivered to retail and allowed to keep the supermarket sock. many are just going to show they can continue the isolation policy without critical areas of the country supply and livelihood grinding to a halt. your thoughts on the ft story? i think it's coming about apartment necessity~ — think it's coming about apartment necessity. we are hearing reports from _ necessity. we are hearing reports from hospitals they've had two blinds — from hospitals they've had two blinds closed down in london over the weekend because of staff shortages so front—line and essential services are really feeiing _ essential services are really feeling the strain from people having — feeling the strain from people having to type two south isley. the reason _ having to type two south isley. the reason people are having to self—isolate and the reason why the 8pp self—isolate and the reason why the app is _ self—isolate and the reason why the app is pinging so many people is because — app is pinging so many people is because infection rates are so high. in because infection rates are so high. in the _ because infection rates are so high. in the prime — because infection rates are so high. in the prime minister said today, come _ in the prime minister said today, come into— in the prime minister said today, come into contact with a positive covid _ come into contact with a positive covid case — come into contact with a positive covid case even if you are vaccinated, you're five times more likely— vaccinated, you're five times more likely to _ vaccinated, you're five times more likely to test positive for covid
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yourseif~ — likely to test positive for covid yourself. that's why so many people are being _ yourself. that's why so many people are being asked to site isolate. if people _ are being asked to site isolate. if people didn't do it infection rates would _ people didn't do it infection rates would be — people didn't do it infection rates would be higher still. it's really a necessity— would be higher still. it's really a necessity of a situation where infection— necessity of a situation where infection rates are soaring, the government is still relaxing things further _ government is still relaxing things further~ if— government is still relaxing things further. if the government doesn't make _ further. if the government doesn't make these sorts of exceptions, you really _ make these sorts of exceptions, you really risk _ make these sorts of exceptions, you really risk hospitals just not make these sorts of exceptions, you really risk hospitalsjust not being able to— really risk hospitalsjust not being able to run because too many staff are self _ able to run because too many staff are self isolating at home. the front page _ are self isolating at home. the front page of _ are self isolating at home. the front page of the _ are self isolating at home. tie: front page of the mirror. i'm not sure if you saw the ten o'clock news here on bbc and the interview with dominic cummings, tom. why do you think he saying all this? it’s think he saying all this? it's interesting. _ think he saying all this? it's interesting. i— think he saying all this? it�*s interesting. i did see a bit of laura's interviews quite honestly all of us have been chasing as well. she's got out of dominic nothing massively new that he hasn't said before but the language in which he sang it in the factory saying it in
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camera is really quite damaging for the prime minister. the suggestion that the mirror lead on that i think the item that your ten o'clock news i saw that on, didn't really give to hoots if all people died without an people over 80 who are going to die anyway reasonably soon it was better to have that happen then close the entire economy down. that was the sort of thinking going through the prime minister said. we believe that the term of the second lock down this is september october last year there was a furious row go across government and scientific advisers serves the prime minister very reluctant to agree to another lockdown. dominic cummings, other ministers were arguing for one as the only way to control cases which were rising spectacularly around september. the prime minister had a very libertarian and i should say fatalistic viewpoint. number ten that he followed all the advisers he
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would for it's interesting where doing likewise dominic, dick's doing this because like you could say he just wants the truth out there wants the country to know what the prime minister is really like. it's hard not to see some sort of revenge that he is motivated by anger. he was sacked by the prime minister, let's not forget that. he certainly has a cross to bear. it could also be that in his revenge he is also believed that they prime minister should be the prime minister. i think is good to keep on talking like this supposed until he's emptied the entire locker of secrets and his got nothing left to save us up it would be a little while longer yet. haifa be a little while longer yet. how damauuin be a little while longer yet. how damaging could _ be a little while longer yet. how damaging could this _ be a little while longer yet. how damaging could this revenge be? be a little while longer yet. how. damaging could this revenge be? i think a lot of people will look at polls— think a lot of people will look at polls and — think a lot of people will look at polls and see the prime minister still writing high compared to the opposition and think gosh, is this ever going — opposition and think gosh, is this ever going to affect his ratings goes _ ever going to affect his ratings goes mad and may are a bit surprised that it _ goes mad and may are a bit surprised that it hasn't — goes mad and may are a bit surprised that it hasn't done so more yet. but i do that it hasn't done so more yet. but i do think— that it hasn't done so more yet. but i do think now isn't the time
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actually— i do think now isn't the time actually when the government is really— actually when the government is really going to feel the full force of the _ really going to feel the full force of the public anger about what happened over the past year. we are coming _ happened over the past year. we are coming out _ happened over the past year. we are coming out still of the worst stage of the _ coming out still of the worst stage of the pandemic. vaccination is going _ of the pandemic. vaccination is going well, i think the government is still— going well, i think the government is still enjoying that vaccination bounce — is still enjoying that vaccination bounce. but i think that when we step back— bounce. but i think that when we step back and go over what happened as a country— step back and go over what happened as a country there is good to be in inquiry, _ as a country there is good to be in inquiry, i— as a country there is good to be in inquiry, i think there will be lots of kinds — inquiry, i think there will be lots of kinds of— inquiry, i think there will be lots of kinds of arts and culture and programmes on tv, dramas that will io programmes on tv, dramas that will go over— programmes on tv, dramas that will go over what happened over the last year _ go over what happened over the last year i_ go over what happened over the last year i do— go over what happened over the last year. i do really think actually at some _ year. i do really think actually at some point i do think public attitudes towards the prime minister will turn _ attitudes towards the prime minister will turn. that'sjust political gravity. _ will turn. that'sjust political gravity. it _ will turn. that'sjust political gravity, it will happen at some point — gravity, it will happen at some point i— gravity, it will happen at some point. i think it will actually be sooner— point. i think it will actually be sooner rather than later. and i think— sooner rather than later. and i think there will come a moment where actually— think there will come a moment where actually we _ think there will come a moment where actually we do collectively process our grief _ actually we do collectively process our grief and our actually we do collectively process our griefand ouranger actually we do collectively process our grief and our anger about what's happened _ our grief and our anger about what's happened over the past year. i think that's— happened over the past year. i think that's clearly not happening now. for very — that's clearly not happening now. for very understandable reasons. but
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there _ for very understandable reasons. but there are _ for very understandable reasons. but there are a _ for very understandable reasons. but there are a lot of people, who lost loved _ there are a lot of people, who lost loved ones — there are a lot of people, who lost loved ones and this sort of flippant language _ loved ones and this sort of flippant language that the prime minister uses almost making jokes about, get covid, _ uses almost making jokes about, get covid, live _ uses almost making jokes about, get covid, live longer. it's really disgraceful. and i do think it is going — disgraceful. and i do think it is going to — disgraceful. and i do think it is going to hurt him in the medium ternt _ going to hurt him in the medium term. ., ., , ~ term. front page of the times. a -a ment term. front page of the times. a payment plan — term. front page of the times. a payment plan for _ term. front page of the times. a payment plan for social- term. front page of the times. a payment plan for social care i payment plan for social care reforms. do you think the public will be happy to pay that one percentage point? who will be happy to pay that one percentage point? will be happy to pay that one ”ercentae oint? ~ ., ., , ., percentage point? who wants to pay more tax? the _ percentage point? who wants to pay more tax? the answer _ percentage point? who wants to pay more tax? the answer is _ percentage point? who wants to pay more tax? the answer is no, - percentage point? who wants to payj more tax? the answer is no, nobody wants to pay more taxes up it's an interesting story that my colleague interesting story that my colleague in the times, their husbands for some time a big debate about what the prime minister plans to promises. two years ago this coming saturday which was the moment he became prime minister and said i've got a plan, it's ready to go and we have not seen it all yet. we still haven't seen it. we expected it last week, he was getting ready to
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announce at this weeks to hit that two year anniversary and now it's less likely. we still got a few days, there's a week left to go. he has come up with a really interesting solution at the prime minister had to pay for those 10 billion quid, is the cost of fixing social care once and for all. not just having paid for it once you come into your agent need that soda care. but also how to fix the problems in its staffing problems and the quality of care homes, the like. it is been reported over the weekend that the prime minister has come to terms with a tax, an increase in tax would do it. it's fascinating report in the times because if you do that you do two things. first it's basically income tax. we have this completely ridiculous discrimination scheme which the 10%, 12% of your salary and then there's income tax which is 20 to 40, 50%. it's the same thing for that it goes in the same pot, it's all the same treasury money and
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whatever else is. it's basically a rise in income tax. .2, and the conservative party manifesto which they are elected in 2019 the majority of eight he expressly says we will not raise national insurance, income tax or vat. so to do this is directly making a manifesto promised —— breaking. minister saying we need to do this during covid catch—up to begin with. it's still a big manifesto thomas breach. it goes with some unpopular such as the nhs and social care may be paying more tax to do that for them and mean being like you to put it strongly, a promise broken by the government, it can be really interesting debate and will take some lending by the prime minister think to persuade people. i’m some lending by the prime minister think to persuade people. i'm going to take ou think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to _ think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to the _ think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to the front _ think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to the front page i think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to the front page of i think to persuade people. i'm going to take you to the front page of the | to take you to the front page of the sun. harry book stuns royals. yes
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this is news _ sun. harry book stuns royals. yes this is news i'm _ sun. harry book stuns royals. yes this is news i'm not _ sun. harry book stuns royals. yes this is news i'm not really sure but good _ this is news i'm not really sure but good news — this is news i'm not really sure but good news it is that prince harry has got — good news it is that prince harry has got a — good news it is that prince harry has got a book deal to write his memoir— has got a book deal to write his memoir for penguin random house. it's probably not a surprise that this has— it's probably not a surprise that this has come. he's clearly thought a lot of— this has come. he's clearly thought a lot of media including that infamous interview with over wintry infamous interview with over wintry in recent— infamous interview with over wintry in recent weeks. it seems he wants to tell— in recent weeks. it seems he wants to tell his— in recent weeks. it seems he wants to tell his story through his memoirs. and what a lot of the papers — memoirs. and what a lot of the papers are _ memoirs. and what a lot of the papers are focusing on is the fallout— papers are focusing on is the fallout with any potential folly delete — fallout with any potential folly delete my follow—up with buckingham palace _ delete my follow—up with buckingham palace. today predictive, with a surprise — palace. today predictive, with a surprise was back at sam's or his family— surprise was back at sam's or his family were — surprise was back at sam's or his family were surprised with a not sure _ family were surprised with a not sure how— family were surprised with a not sure how interesting it is in the grand _ sure how interesting it is in the grand scheme of things. harry and meghan— grand scheme of things. harry and meghan have already said quite a lot, meghan have already said quite a lot. it's _ meghan have already said quite a lot, it's got a lot of news coverage. perhaps there is more to come _ coverage. perhaps there is more to come in _ coverage. perhaps there is more to come in this— coverage. perhaps there is more to come in this book. but i do think as a bystander— come in this book. but i do think as a bystander it kind of isn't that nice _ a bystander it kind of isn't that nice seeing all this stuff aired about— nice seeing all this stuff aired about the royal family. obviously it's harry — about the royal family. obviously it's harry and meghan's right to say
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what they— it's harry and meghan's right to say what they want to say, they feel like they — what they want to say, they feel like they been treated really badly. but you've kind of got to hope that harry— but you've kind of got to hope that harry doesn't end up saying stuff in this book— harry doesn't end up saying stuff in this book and making stuff public in this book and making stuff public in this book— this book and making stuff public in this book that he won date looks back— this book that he won date looks back on— this book that he won date looks back on and regrets. but i find it quite _ back on and regrets. but i find it quite hard — back on and regrets. but i find it quite hard to get excited about is a piece _ quite hard to get excited about is a piece of— quite hard to get excited about is a piece of news. quite hard to get excited about is a piece of news-— piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom. he piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom- he does _ piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom. he does say _ piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom. he does say the _ piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom. he does say the mistakes i piece of news. about 20 seconds, tom. he does say the mistakes in piece of news. about 20 seconds, i tom. he does say the mistakes in the lessons learned as part of the statement in the book was quickly, your thoughts. statement in the book was quickly, your thoughts-— statement in the book was quickly, your thoughts. he's getting on about his chari , your thoughts. he's getting on about his charity. giving — your thoughts. he's getting on about his charity, giving the _ your thoughts. he's getting on about his charity, giving the money - your thoughts. he's getting on about his charity, giving the money to. it i his charity, giving the money to. it is maddie's note is the prince he was born. i'm a little bit more interested in this and perhaps not massively. he is a man clearly who has become somebody really, really likes to share. i would but how much appetite there really is in yet more sharing. probably quite a bit but at some stage we are going to get a little bit bored of harry's deepest in her darkest thoughts and experiences but maybe notjust yet.
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an absolute pleasure. thank you very much indeed. thank you. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. from the team a very good night. the tokyo olympics get underway this week — with the opening ceremony on friday injapan. but even so, the build—up to the games continues to be marred by coronavirus. 21 south african footballers and officials, are self—isolating, while six members of team gb's athletics squad were in isolation, but are now allowed to train away from other members as a precuation. here's rupert wingfield hayes, from tokyo, with the difficulties organisers face. i think they've been taken by surprise almost at every stage in the run—up to the olympics over the last weeks and months. if you think back to march, we were talking about
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having stadiums full of spectators. we were talking about no compulsory testing of people coming into the country, certainly no talk of athletes having to be vaccinated before they came into the country. and as time has going on and the covid pandemic has continued and then actually get worse here injapan last couple of months we've seen the olympic authorities responding by tightening further saying that 85% of athletes coming in will be vaccinated, there will be daily testing of all the people in the olympic bubble. so they've been tightening and tightening and tightening as things got worse. but even last week the ioc president was saying that the olympics represented zero risk to public health injapan. that sounds very much at odds when we see already, five days before the olympics open, so many cases of covid popping up in the olympic village,
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inside the olympic bubble and new cases being reported every day. these are not clusters, these are individual cases and they say they are not a threat to the olympics. nevertheless, they represent a real worry for the organisation and of course huge disruption for the athletes involved. there were advisories being given by specialist ahead of the game that there were measures they should've taken. for example, there was in an advisory from a group of specialist saying in the olympic village, there should not be any sharing of rooms. that hasn't been done. if you have one person who has tested positive for covid effectively, everybody that they're sharing accommodation within their team is going to have to isolate, not be able to carry on training. it impacts a larger group of people than if you just had individual accommodation. they didn't take that advice and it's too late to do anything about it. i think they will possibly increase the amount of testing, the regularity of testing, the intensive nature of testing to try and make sure that a cluster cannot emerge. a cluster would be a really huge headache for the olympic
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organisation and could affect their ability to put on some of the competitions. that is what they absolutely want to avoid. ireland have lost their first game of a three match twenty20 series against south africa by 33 runs. aiden markram top—scored with 39 as the tourists made 165—7 in dublin after being sent in to bat. spinner tabraiz shamsi took 4—27 as the hosts fell short on 132—9. the next game is in belfast on thursday. now to darts where two—time winner michael van gerwen is through to the second round of the 2021 world matchplay. the dutchman, also a three—time world champion didn't have it all his own way against australia's damon heta and scored a 10—7 victory to set up a clash with england's ian white who earlier beat northern ireland's daryl gurney. last month the premier league announced it will fund the provision of defibrillators at thousands
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of grassroots football clubs and facilities, aimed at helping save the life of someone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest. the european championship raised awareness about how important these pieces of equipment are, and laura scott has been taking a closer look. the distressing scenes during the euros at the denmark midfielder christian erickson collapsingwith what's reported to be a sudden carved delete in a cardiac arrest sent shock waves around the world of sport. it also led to scrutiny about the provision of the stimulators at grassroots supports facilities the premeire league launched a programme to fund 2000 defibrillators like these clubs across england and wales. the first browsing of those will be football foundation funded. and this one at southfield academy in london is the first one to be installed. i can only say that's a fantastic initiative by the premeire leaugue to actually get 2000 defibrillators out to grassroots level.
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if you look at what happened last month, i think everybody could see the importance of getting a defib onto a patient as soon as possible. so although it's taken something like christian erickson, a very visual profile having a cardiac arrest in front of the whole world to actually probably start a campaign like this, the other blessing is that it showed the importance of defib. and the importance of getting a defib onto a person as soon as possible. experts say having a defib alone isn't doing that having a defibrillator isn't enough. as a huge amount of education that needs to go alongside levels up today on football as a taken part in a cpr training session run by the faa to know how to do cpr correctly. and how to use a defibrillator should they ever need to do so. i thought it was really good because of how to helps for the future. definitely. i didn't know anything before and then coming out of it, knowing so much. it helps you in an i
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environment like this. if one of the players go down then you i know how to save their life. if you thought roger federer, continuing to play tennis, at the age of 39, was impressive — well he's got nothing on this man. let me introduce you to ukranian leonid stanislavskyi — the world's oldest tennis player. he took up the sport when he was 30, and now at 97 he's still going strong. and he's currently in training for the 2021super—seniors, world championship — due to be held in october in mallorca. what a guy. everything else you could go to the bbc website. and that's all the sport for now. hello again. monday was another hot and sunny day for the majority of us. there was another hot saturday for the majority of us but there were a few storms that popped up from a one or two affecting sussex and kent refused drums at south wales for a time. there was one in the vale of york but otherwise
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we had skies like these, the bird geordie of those having a dry, sunny and hot day. in talking of heat, the met office have issued their first extreme heat warning. these warnings only started being issued injune and this is just the first hot spell we have seen. it represents an area of concern to the met office where we could see some impacts from the heat, that would be impacts to health or infrastructure, things a trains might need to go slightly slower due to the tracks heating up in this hot weather. a clear start the day tuesday and very warm overnight. and 60 degrees bus and within wales, fresher than that for england —16 or the ireland by another hot and sunny day, high pressure firmly in charge however thunderstorms would break out and this is the kind of area would most likely see downpours but the bigger storms, so won't be surprised to hear some reports of localised surface water flooding in one or two of the bigger storms that pop up. mid to high 20s, low 30s and the very hardest parts of the country.
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just a hot day the temperature is slow to come down, this is 11 o'clock at night and those to which are still up at 23 there in birmingham and london. lower than that for scotland and northern ireland, but still plenty warm enough. an area of high pressure hangs around till wednesday, the only real change is it real orientated slightly to put some of the hotter air little bit further north. so one thing you will notice is temperatures tending to rise in northern ireland and scotland do more generally the high 20s i think as we go into wednesday. but for the majority it will continue with that dry run of waether with temperatures high 20s to low 30s and the hottest areas. beyond that thursday and friday the hot and sunny weather for the most part,
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change eventually coming with looks with some heavy rain for some.
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this is bbc news. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo where i'll be taking you through the logistical challenge to holding these games and the excitement around some of the new sports. the international of the committee describes the delay�*s games is the most complex ever held. as athletes arrive there's more positive coronavirus case is forcing some athletes to self—isolate and others to withdraw. we will take you through the athletes to keep your ion and some of the new sports that you will be able to watch during the tokyo olympics. and covid restrictions are lifted in england — no mandatory masks or social distancing — although new cases continue to rise.

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